Are teachers ready to immerse? Acceptance of mobile immersive virtual reality in secondary education teachers

  • Carl Boel Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Department of Digital Media Experiences; and Ghent University, Department of Educational Sciences
  • Tijs Rotsaert Ghent University, Department of Educational Sciences
  • Martin Valcke Ghent University, Department of Educational Sciences
  • Yves Rosseel Ghent University, Department of Educational Sciences
  • Dieter Struyf Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Department of Digital Media Experiences
  • Tammy Schellens Ghent University, Department of Educational Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v31.2855
Keywords: Mobile immersive virtual reality, secondary education, acceptance, UTAUT2, personal innovativeness, perceptions

Abstract

The increasing mainstream adoption of immersive virtual reality (iVR) in education has triggered research about key variables explaining acceptance of iVR by teachers. In this study we adopted the UTAUT2 acceptance model as a theoretical framework enriched with the variable personal innovativeness. 379 Flemish secondary education teachers watched a video about iVR learning experiences, after which an online survey concerning their perceptions was administered. General linear modeling was performed to test the hypotheses. Results indicate performance expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation and personal innovativeness to be significantly associated with behavioural intention to use. No moderating effect of age, gender or experience was observed. The results account for 54% of the variance in behavioural intention to use. The findings help to understand which factors are key in the acceptance of mobile iVR by secondary education teachers and might help defining successful iVR implementation strategies.

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2023-02-13
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Boel C., Rotsaert T., Valcke M., Rosseel Y., Struyf D., & Schellens T. (2023). Are teachers ready to immerse? Acceptance of mobile immersive virtual reality in secondary education teachers. Research in Learning Technology, 31. https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v31.2855
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